Raise27 Nov 2024 14:33
Asked the reasoning behind yesterday's raise and got this response. Hope it helps anyone who was wondering like I was.
Hi ,
Risk in rare earth projects lies within metallurgy, we chose to address this risk upfront. We are satisfied that we have addressed metallurgical risk and are confident in the opportunity the company is advancing. We are now ready to drill aiming to define a significant resource and perform infield studies which will require an increased capital spend. To do this we need to be adequately funded. It is poor governance to fully drawdown on capital before addressing going concern.
The placing has been heavily supported by existing long term shareholders. Our major shareholders, the Lady Alice Vendors have not sold a single share and have a long term investment strategy. Their participation covers 45% of the placing. The vendors intent to lift the rule 9 takeover threshold demonstrates their support and belief in the project, shareholders should see this as a great endorsement. It also provides them additional headroom enabling them to support on market should they wish to do so.
The placing has been kept tight with no market maker participation which we expect will tighten any short-term selling. Capital markets are challenging at present, and many companies are raising capital at much larger discounts. New UK tax laws, poor economic forecasts and evolving geopolitics make for uncertain times in capital markets.
The board considers that by completing a placing now, before very important short turn news flow, that we can build share price appreciation, particularly now that there is no expectation that the company will be looking to raise funds.
We now are well funded to execute on scaled work programmes without any market expectations of financing. We expect this will ultimately deliver value to our shareholders.
Sincerely,
Rupert Verco